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Pundits are likely to spend the next several weeks attempting to explain the many reasons that Republicans simply kicked the Democrats square in the hind parts to dominate both houses of Congress in ways that had not been expected. With turnout...

(pictured above: Sen. Kay Hagan casts her ballot on Oct. 24 during the early voting period in Guilford County.) Voters – 1, Prognosticators – 0. Early figures show that Midterm voter turnout was better than expected. In fact, a record was set...

Macie Sibert was born at the start of WWI (pictured above: Tom Jones praises his aunt Macie Sibert (seated, center). Also pictured are Priscilla Parker and Rev. Timothy Fogle.) Pretty in pink and aglow with vim, Macie Sibert on Saturday was the...

(pictured above: New citizens take part in the local naturalization ceremony on July 4.) Old Salem’s Independence Day naturalization ceremony was one of many that took place last Friday, on the nation’s most patriotic of holidays. President...

The current controversy surrounding the plight of veterans in the United States is an important issue for all families in America who have benefited from the service of millions of men and women who have served in the military. Too often,...

All right team, here we are again approaching the midterm elections. Having won both the 2008 and 2012 presidential elections, we have to notice that Obama, who is an excellent campaigner, simply does not seem to know how to fight once he has...

(pictured above: U.S. Sen. Kay Hagan addresses the crowd at the Benton Convention Center.) U.S. Sen. Kay Hagan on Saturday stumped through the Community Service Awards Gala, an annual event sponsored by The Chronicle, delivering a short message...

Parents have been advised to expect their kids to bring home lower End-of-Course (EOC) and End-of-Grade (EOG) scores when they are released around Thanksgiving. Lower proficiency scores are expected statewide as a result of the implementation of...

Were you surprised by any of last week’s primary election results? We weren’t, for the most part. The margins of victory in the East Ward and Northeast Ward contests were quite pronounced, though. The rematch between former East Ward City...

President Barack Obama has the opportunity, in this second term, to put his feet on history. He won an election that his opponent had essentially claimed, he has been firm about that which he would negotiate on, and he has offered a progressive...

The Forsyth County Democratic Party closed Inauguration Day in style with a festive celebration Monday night. Dozens flocked to the Millennium Center downtown to take part in “The People’s Ball.” The $5 admission fee and anything goes dress...

Leading up to November 6, I found myself focused on the matter of voter suppression and electoral shenanigans committed by the Republicans. This concern was not for nothing. Prior to and on Election Day, there were myriad attempts to subvert the...

“Steel Magnolias” star Alfre Woodard has been making a lot of headlines lately. A four-time Emmy winner, Woodard, and her co-stars Phylicia Rashad, Queen Latifah Condola Rashad and Jill Scott, have been getting high marks from critics and fans...

If a picture is worth a thousand words, moving pictures are worth a million. The hard numbers confirm that the Republican National Convention, held in Tampa, Fla. the last week in August, was as white as it looked on television. The public...